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Nickelodeon’s 2019 reboot of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” featured a character whose ability to make people see what he wanted them to see set the table for a series of insidious events that would unfold throughout the season.…
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From the moment I heard Renaissance’s 1978 album, “A Song for All Seasons,” as a 15-year-old in 2003, I knew that they were a band immune to classification. Their unique blend of prog, folk, and orchestral elements was captivating, but…
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“The battle for the mind of North America will be fought in the video arena” – Brian O’Blivion in “Videodrome” (1983) In David Cronenberg’s grimy 1983 classic, “Videodrome,” Professor Brian O’Blivion’s solution to his failing health is to record hours…
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Milk: $2.78 per gallon Eggs: 96¢ per dozen Gas: $1.51 per gallon *Average prices the last time Red Hot Chili Peppers played a show at Darien Lake Just as they did on Aug. 15, 2000, Red Hot Chili Peppers opened their show…
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*Last month, I looked back at my favorite films turning 30 this year, so I figured that this month should feature my 10 favorites turning 25. 1999 felt like a turning point not only for me, but for the country…
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“Half the world hates What half the world does every dayHalf the world waits While half gets on with it anyway” – Neil Peart Leave it to a Canadian to encapsulate the irremediable state of American society in 2024. Peart…
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Few scenarios in the history of rock ‘n’ roll are more intimidating than having The Brothers Young bearing down on your drum kit as you try to nail one of the biggest auditions of your life, but that’s exactly what…
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My Aunt Ruth died on June 11, but I couldn’t not feel as if she was with me during the Trans-Canada Highwaymen’s recent gig at the West Herr Riviera Theatre. She gave me my first copies of Barenaked Ladies’ “Gordon”…
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As a kid growing up in the ’90s, Loggins & Messina were a band that I heard quite often around the house yet never fully immersed myself in. Their lack of heaviness played a role, but the real reason for…
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1994 is often considered one of the greatest years in cinema, and, when I look back now on what found its way to the multiplex, the proof is in the Jell-O pudding. We had incendiary independent films, we had blockbusters…
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